"I would never intentionally put it in Rocky's face," Mrs. Helale said. "We're not evil people."

According to Mrs. Helale, she sprayed the ammonia on her patio in hopes of keeping Rocky off her property, and that the bulldog was not outside when she did it.

Helale said he was in the garage at the time of the incident.

"He (the bulldog) scares the hell out of us," Mrs. Helale said. "I put it on my patio. I thought the smell would keep him away."

Mrs. Latino previously told the Advance she couldn't believe Mrs. Helale's claim that the ammonia dripped into Rocky's eyes, or that she didn't know Rocky or his owners were in the yard, since they were hosting a Father's Day barbecue when the incident occurred.

The Helales claim they have been friends with the Latinos since they moved into the New Springville neighborhood, and there has been goodwill between them for years.

Mrs. Helale says she has baked a tray of lasagna for the Latinos and Mr. Helale gave them a bottle of Bailey's for Christmas.

"We've been friends with them," Mrs. Helale said. "We've never had a problem with the neighbors."